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On 18JUL12 uscg msu morgan city contacted noaa ssc in regards to a fishing vessel which sank in coastal…

F/V Joe; Terrebonne, la · Terrebonne, la · NOAAORR-8479

issued
2012-07-18 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2012-08-01 00:00Z
self-cancels
2012-08-01 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.175, -91.020
vessel
F/V JOE · 2 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Joe; Terrebonne, LA.
Terrebonne, LA.
1. On 18JUL12 USCG MSU Morgan City contacted NOAA SSC in regards to a fishing vessel which sank in coastal Terrebonne Parish, LA. The location is about 1/4 miles offshore and in 8ft of water. The vessel is 30 ft by 12 ft with a 400 gallon diesel tank aboard. The vessel sank last night and was not producing a sheen this morning, but USCG directed owner to place sorbant boom around the vessel. A Good Samaritan helicopter reported a 1/2 mi by 30 ft silver sheen moving southwest. USCG is currently gathering resources to conduct an overflight and on-scene evaluation. USCG has requested a trajectory to determine shoreline impacts.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 400 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.175N 091.020W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8479: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8479

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